 persnickety |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant | |
| Synonyms: | stuck-up snooty snotty snot-nosed too_big_for_one's_breeches uppish bigheaded | |
| Examples: | "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" |
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| Related terms: | proud | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant | |
| Synonyms: | stuck-up snooty snotty snot-nosed too_big_for_one's_breeches uppish bigheaded | |
| Examples: | "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" |
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| Related terms: | proud | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details | |
| Synonyms: | pernickety | |
| Examples: | "a persnickety job" "a persnickety school teacher" |
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| Related terms: | fastidious | |
| Similar spelling: |
Persoonia personalty |
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